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. 2017 Sep 14;12(9):e0182213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182213

Table 5. Different attitudes and reactions of caretakers facing the invasive TB diagnostic.

Category Nr of respondents Illustrative quotes
Attitude facing procedure Scared 9 “When they inserted the tubes I got very scared, I did not have the courage to look…”
Pity/ Worried about child′s reaction 7 “I didn′t look because my heart hurt…the child cried a lot”
Angry/ sad/ anguished 7 “I was angry… felt sorry for him, because he screamed…I could tell that they were hurting him”
Neutral 3 “I don′t know, I just wanted to see my daughter get well”
Acceptability Acceptable 11 “It is acceptable because the child go well after they diagnosed him”
Acceptable but necessary 15 “It is too invasive and painful, but it is necessary”
Neutral 1 N/A